[blam]

"I would imagine that the hunter would have a contract of sorts and ask permission, with maybe a percentage of any antiquities found to be given to the landowner."

The landowner gets a cut of the government money too.

From what I've read, everyone involved in this process has been satisfied with their cut of the proceeds.

[21twelve]

Yeah - I hope it is similar in Sweden. By the way - could you add me to your GGG pings? I always find them very interesting.